(28 Mar 2020, 2:19 pm)L469 YVK wrote P and M reg Olympians? They were brilliant motors. The D10-245 engined examples (ANE 7410-20 & GNE 3811-33 could handle anything. Only route they they struggled on later in their lives was the summer X60. GNE's examples just before their retirement would happily climb up the hills on the X70/X71.
Oh I can't disagree with that but a normal fare passenger wouldn't agree. Bench seating, high floor (OAP's and buggies), dark and quite dingey inside really - not to mention they were never refurbished since new. Plus they looked old design wise compared to say something 15 year old now especially since the Enviro and anything Wright haven't really changed their designs massively since about 2002 / 2006.
Shame you can't get buses like them nowadays rather than the crap (in comparison) produced now.